With iOS 27, I’m actually using Siri again

随着 iOS 27 的发布，我终于又开始使用 Siri 了

For years, I barely used Siri for anything beyond menial tasks like setting timers or alarms. That has changed with iOS 27, as I now repeatedly use Siri for complex requests and to make sense of on-screen context. While Siri is clearly front and center in this software update by Apple, I also enjoy many of the other quality-of-life updates. 多年来，我几乎不怎么使用 Siri，除了设置计时器或闹钟等琐事。随着 iOS 27 的到来，这种情况发生了改变，我现在会频繁地使用 Siri 来处理复杂的请求并理解屏幕上的内容。虽然 Siri 显然是苹果此次软件更新的核心，但我同样也很享受其他许多提升生活质量的功能。

I have been using iOS 27 on my main device since the public beta version was released, and on another device through the developer beta before that. I have really enjoyed using the new Siri, often trying to find new use cases for it — and that’s possibly the biggest win for Apple, given that I, like many people, had given up on Siri before this update. 自公测版发布以来，我一直在主力设备上使用 iOS 27，在此之前，我也在另一台设备上体验过开发者测试版。我非常享受使用全新的 Siri，并经常尝试挖掘它的新用途——考虑到在这次更新之前，我和许多人一样已经放弃了 Siri，这或许是苹果最大的胜利。

Over two years ago, Apple introduced Apple Intelligence and teased an advanced version of Siri. And after multiple delays, the company is finally shipping it, and it doesn’t disappoint. Built on the back of Google’s Gemini models, Siri is much smarter than its previous version, which was built on extended knowledge and a shaky ChatGPT integration. It also has a new logo and transition animation. 两年多前，苹果推出了 Apple Intelligence 并预告了 Siri 的高级版本。经过多次延期，苹果终于将其正式推出，且表现没有让人失望。Siri 基于谷歌的 Gemini 模型构建，比之前基于扩展知识库和不稳定的 ChatGPT 集成版本要聪明得多。它还拥有了全新的图标和过渡动画。

For starters, I asked Siri about several different things in the area of sports, ranging from World Cup matches to team lineups and scores. There were some hiccups in the earlier developer versions, but most of the information was correct. Siri can also take complex, multistep directions. For instance, I asked it to find small or hidden and useful features for iOS 27 and add them to a note, and it did a good job of that. 首先，我向 Siri 询问了体育领域的几个不同问题，从世界杯比赛到球队阵容和比分。在早期的开发者版本中虽然出现过一些小故障，但大部分信息都是准确的。Siri 现在也能处理复杂的多步骤指令。例如，我让它查找 iOS 27 中一些细小但实用的隐藏功能并添加到笔记中，它完成得非常出色。

Plus, Siri can draft a message for you and send it to someone. And because Siri can fetch context from your files, messages, and email, you can also ask it to look up a conversation, like one related to a delivery, and have it create a message for returns. 此外，Siri 可以为你起草信息并发送给他人。由于 Siri 可以从你的文件、信息和电子邮件中获取上下文，你还可以让它查找特定的对话（例如与快递相关的对话），并让它撰写一条退货信息。

Siri’s on-screen context was a big blessing, too. I could ask trivial questions like who was the oldest player on the pitch when I was looking at lineups for two teams in the World Cup, or have it read the text on-screen out loud when I didn’t want to read. When I was on a startup’s website, I could ask Siri to look up its funding information and competitors. Siri 的屏幕上下文感知功能也是一大福音。当我查看世界杯两队阵容时，我可以问一些琐碎的问题，比如场上年龄最大的球员是谁；或者当我不想阅读时，让它大声朗读屏幕上的文字。当我浏览一家初创公司的网站时，我可以让 Siri 查找其融资信息和竞争对手。

One of my favorite use cases was surfing around coffee Reddit for new roasters and beans, and asking Siri to add it to a specific note. I did face a few difficulties in getting Siri to add it to the right note, but eventually I dumbed down the note’s name for better consistency. 我最喜欢的使用场景之一是在 Reddit 的咖啡板块浏览新的烘焙商和咖啡豆，并让 Siri 将其添加到特定的笔记中。虽然在让 Siri 添加到正确的笔记时遇到了一些困难，但最终我简化了笔记名称，从而获得了更好的稳定性。

The Camera app also now has Siri access, which means you can ask questions about things that are visible in your viewfinder. When I was at a restaurant, I asked Siri what drink I was holding. Because of the color of the drink, it said, “This is green juice,” which is a good first visual assumption. When I specified that I was at an Indian restaurant, it correctly said this could be Jaljeera or Aam Panna. (It was the latter.) 相机应用现在也接入了 Siri，这意味着你可以询问取景器中可见的事物。当我在餐厅时，我问 Siri 我手里拿的是什么饮料。由于饮料的颜色，它回答说：“这是绿色果汁”，这是一个很好的初步视觉推断。当我说明我是在一家印度餐厅时，它准确地指出这可能是 Jaljeera 或 Aam Panna。（结果是后者。）

I also took a photo of the restaurant’s sign and asked Siri to suggest the best items from its menu. You can also take a photo of a coffee bag and ask Siri for the best way to brew the coffee. 我还拍了一张餐厅招牌的照片，并让 Siri 推荐菜单上的招牌菜。你还可以拍一张咖啡袋的照片，询问 Siri 冲泡这种咖啡的最佳方法。

With iOS 27, Siri AI gets a dedicated app that lets you return to your previous chats. In Settings, users can change Siri’s voice and expressiveness, as well. The new assistant is positioned to work with other, third-party apps, and as developers update their apps after the operating system rolls out, it will be interesting to see if there is a smooth handoff between Siri and apps. 在 iOS 27 中，Siri AI 拥有了一个专属应用，让你能够回顾之前的对话。在设置中，用户还可以更改 Siri 的声音和表达方式。这个新助手旨在与第三方应用协同工作，随着开发者在操作系统发布后更新他们的应用，看看 Siri 与应用之间能否实现流畅的交互将是一件很有趣的事情。

Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence powers a number of AI features in iOS 27. For instance, Apple has sprinkled vibe-coding features within the new OS. The first is a Shortcuts creation feature that lets you describe shortcuts and automations in natural language to create them. That means you can start with a simple request, like “Show me today’s to-do items every morning at 8 a.m.” or “convert photo to JPEG,” instead of having to figure out how to craft the shortcut yourself. Apple Intelligence 为 iOS 27 中的多项 AI 功能提供了动力。例如，苹果在新的操作系统中加入了一些“氛围编程”（vibe-coding）功能。首先是快捷指令创建功能，它允许你用自然语言描述快捷指令和自动化流程来创建它们。这意味着你可以从一个简单的请求开始，比如“每天早上 8 点向我展示今天的待办事项”或“将照片转换为 JPEG”，而不必自己去研究如何制作快捷指令。

After the shortcut is created, you can make it more complex by adding more steps, like “convert selected photos to JPEG and share them through AirDrop.” I always wanted to create a list of songs that I heard and liked in bars and cafes, so I made a shortcut to Shazam the song and save both the track and location. 快捷指令创建后，你可以通过添加更多步骤使其变得更复杂，例如“将选定的照片转换为 JPEG 并通过 AirDrop 分享”。我一直想创建一个我在酒吧和咖啡馆听到并喜欢的歌曲列表，所以我制作了一个快捷指令，用 Shazam 识别歌曲并同时保存曲目和位置信息。

You can also now create a custom alert in Safari to track changes to a page like a blog, item pricing, or a privacy policy page. The Photos app has some new handy tools like “reframe” and “extend.” I found they don’t always work that well, but in some cases, they can make an image look better. Meanwhile, Apple has definitely improved its eraser functionality, which now leaves fewer strange artifacts when you remove an object. 你现在还可以在 Safari 中创建自定义提醒，以跟踪博客、商品价格或隐私政策页面等网页的变化。照片应用增加了一些实用的新工具，如“重构”（reframe）和“扩展”（extend）。我发现它们并不总是表现完美，但在某些情况下，它们确实能让图像看起来更好。同时，苹果确实改进了橡皮擦功能，现在移除物体时留下的奇怪伪影更少了。

With Apple Intelligence, when you get certain messages such as information for an event or location, smart suggestions will ask if you’d like to add them to your Calendar or Notes. What’s more, the Passwords app can now automatically change passwords on your behalf by logging into a site. 借助 Apple Intelligence，当你收到某些信息（如活动或地点信息）时，智能建议会询问你是否要将其添加到日历或笔记中。此外，密码应用现在可以通过登录网站自动为你更改密码。

Other quality-of-life improvements

其他提升生活质量的改进

Before discussing any other features, I have to say that I love the new clipboard feature. This lets you paste anything — including links, photos, videos, and text — from one app to another easily. Once the item is in your clipboard, you see a shortcut button saying “paste from Safari” (or similar) on the keyboard, which lets you paste the item. I have been using this feature frequently, and I can’t stress enough how life-changing this is despite it being a small change. 在讨论其他功能之前，我必须说我非常喜欢新的剪贴板功能。它让你能够轻松地将任何内容（包括链接、照片、视频和文本）从一个应用粘贴到另一个应用。一旦内容进入剪贴板，你会在键盘上看到一个显示“从 Safari 粘贴”（或类似内容）的快捷按钮，点击即可粘贴。我一直在频繁使用这个功能，尽管这只是一个小改动，但它带来的改变是巨大的。

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